NASCAR starting positions for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag in Indianapolis, Indiana. Today, the field is set for a round of practice and qualifying on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
View the Indianapolis starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Just ahead of qualifying, Michael McDowell topped a 15-minute practice with a time of 1:29.127. Brodie Kostecki suffered a mechanical failure in the throttle pedal and missed important practice time in his debut.
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into the final round.
Indianapolis Qualifying Results (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Tyler Reddick (1:28.050); 2. Daniel Suarez (1:28.386); 3. Chase Elliott (1:28.388); 4. Christopher Bell (1:28.474); 5. Kyle Busch (1:28.482)
Indianapolis Qualifying Results (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Michael McDowell (1:27.909); 2. Kyle Larson (1:27.941); 3. Alex Bowman (1:27.957); 4. Ty Gibbs (1:27.962); 5. Shane Van Gisbergen 1:28.404
Kostecki spun in the final second of qualifying. He tagged the wall and picked up moderate left front damage.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
August 13, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Daniel Suarez
1:27.968
2. Tyler Reddick
1:28.113
3. Chase Elliott
1:28.335
4. Michael McDowell
1:28.434
5. Kyle Busch
1:28.496
6. Kyle Larson
1:28.499
7. Christopher Bell
1:28.516
8. Shane Van Gisbergen
1:28.544
9. Alex Bowman
1:28.606
10. Ty Gibbs
1:28.606
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Brodie Kostecki
1:28.495
12. Martin Truex Jr
1:28.533
13. Chase Briscoe
1:28.539
14. Corey LaJoie
1:28.656
15. Justin Haley
1:28.669
16. Ryan Blaney
1:28.764
17. Chris Buescher
1:28.839
18. Joey Logano
1:28.855
19. Bubba Wallace
1:28.924
20. Austin Cindric
1:28.939
21. Ross Chastain
1:28.947
22. Brad Keselowski
1:28.953
23. Todd Gilliland
1:28.962
24. Harrison Burton
1:28.996
25. Denny Hamlin
1:29.005
26. AJ Allmendinger
1:29.065
27. Austin Dillon
1:29.068
28. Kamui Kobayashi
1:29.077
29. Andy Lally
1:29.119
30. Ryan Preece
1:29.203
31. Jenson Button
1:29.269
32. Josh Bilicki
1:29.400
33. Aric Almirola
1:29.537
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:29.694
35. Ty Dillon
1:29.762
36. Erik Jones
1:29.789
37. Mike Rockenfeller
1:29.819
38. Kevin Harvick
1:29.820
39. William Byron
No Time
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Practice Results
August 12, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Michael McDowell
1:29.127
2. Kyle Larson
1:29.199
3. Todd Gilliland
1:29.229
4. Ty Gibbs
1:29.296
5. Alex Bowman
1:29.354
6. Christopher Bell
1:29.360
7. Austin Cindric
1:29.367
8. Daniel Suarez
1:29.384
9. William Byron
1:29.547
10. Martin Truex Jr
1:29.551
11. AJ Allmendinger
1:29.567
12. Shane Van Gisbergen
1:29.635
13. Chase Briscoe
1:29.640
14. Ross Chastain
1:29.650
15. Tyler Reddick
1:29.652
16. Kyle Busch
1:29.672
17. Chris Buescher
1:29.685
18. Ryan Blaney
1:29.749
19. Corey LaJoie
1:29.819
20. Chase Elliott
1:29.852
21. Brad Keselowski
1:29.894
22. Joey Logano
1:29.951
23. Justin Haley
1:30.022
24. Bubba Wallace
1:30.040
25. Austin Dillon
1:30.087
26. Denny Hamlin
1:30.138
27. Andy Lally
1:30.206
28. Harrison Burton
1:30.232
29. Kevin Harvick
1:30.251
30. Jenson Button
1:30.359
31. Kamui Kobayashi
1:30.371
32. Ryan Preece
1:30.376
33. Aric Almirola
1:30.380
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:30.455
35. Erik Jones
1:30.601
36. Josh Bilicki
1:30.635
37. Ty Dillon
1:30.888
38. Brodie Kostecki
1:31.090
39. Mike Rockenfeller
1:31.106
